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At Shakespeare Coaches, we don't do fluff. You’re busy, you want to see the best of England, and you don’t want to spend three hours reading a guidebook written in 1994. Stow-on-the-Wold is the "Granddaddy" of the Cotswolds. It’s high, it’s historic, and...

If you’re driving into the Cotswolds from London or Oxford, there is one town that practically stands at the door, waving you in with a pint of ale and a honey-colored stone greeting. That town is Burford. Known globally as the "Gateway to the Cotswolds,"...

![Shakespeare Coaches Logo If you’ve ever picked up a British passport or scrolled through a travel blog about England, you’ve seen Bibury. It is, quite literally, the poster child for the English countryside. William Morris, the famous 19th-century designer and...

If you’ve ever looked at a postcard of the English countryside and thought, “There’s no way a place actually looks like that,” you haven’t been to Lower Slaughter. At Shakespeare Coaches, we spend a lot of time driving through the Cotswolds, and while every village...

If you only have time to visit one village that captures the essence of English rural perfection, Broadway is usually the top of the list. Often referred to as the "Jewel of the Cotswolds," this village manages to be both grand and incredibly cozy at the...

If you’re looking for the Cotswolds you see on postcards: the ones without the tour buses, gift shops, and crowds of people wielding selfie sticks: you’ve found it. Upper Slaughter is the quiet, sophisticated sibling to the more famous (and often crowded) Lower...

![Shakespeare Coaches Logo If you’re looking for the refined, sophisticated side of the Cotswolds, you’ve found it. Welcome to Tetbury. While some villages in the region are famous for their "chocolate box" cottages and stream-side walks, Tetbury is famous...

If you’ve ever looked at a postcard of the English countryside and thought, "There’s no way a place actually looks like that," you probably haven't been to Painswick. Known affectionately as the “Queen of the Cotswolds,” this town isn't just a pretty...

If you’re looking for the Cotswolds but want to skip the "tourist trap" vibes of the bigger hubs, you’ve found your spot. Winchcombe is the real deal. It’s a historic Saxon town that’s managed to keep its local soul while offering some of the most stunning...

![Shakespeare Coaches logo If you’re looking for the heart of the Cotswolds, you don’t go to a tiny village with one pub and a duck pond. You go to Cirencester. Known for centuries as the "Capital of the Cotswolds," this town is the perfect blend of Roman...